{"id":138755,"date":"2017-01-28T11:30:25","date_gmt":"2017-01-28T19:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=138755"},"modified":"2023-03-21T14:31:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T21:31:00","slug":"zion-williamson-moves-up-in-mr-basketball-usa-tracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/zion-williamson-moves-up-in-mr-basketball-usa-tracker\/","title":{"rendered":"Zion Williamson MOVES UP in Mr. Basketball USA Tracker!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Michael Porter becomes the second player in the 10-year history of the Mr. Basketball USA Tracker powered by Ballislife.com to earn a perfect score. Porter's Nathan Hale (Seattle, Wash.) team is also No. 1 in the FAB 50. The other big news in the updated tracker is the rise of junior phenom Zion Williamson of South Carolina. <\/p>\n RELATED: Inside Look At Top Mr. Basketball USA Candidates<\/a> | 2016-17 Preseason Mr. Basketball USA Tracker<\/a> | All-Time Mr. Basketball USA Winners<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Individual talent and winning doesn't always go hand-in-hand, but when the two mesh, the results are often spectacular. That is clearly the case in the updated 2016-17 Mr. Basketball USA Tracker<\/strong> powered by Ballislife.com.<\/em><\/p>\n Michael Porter Jr.<\/a> of FAB 50 No. 1<\/a> Nathan Hale (Seattle, Wash.) was considered on par with DeAndre Ayton<\/a> of Hillcrest Academy (Phoenix, Ariz.), last year's National Junior Player of the Year<\/a>, as the nation's top prospect and national player of the year candidate in the preseason. The Washington-bound Porter edged the 7-footer originally from the Bahamas by a single point in the preseason Tracker, but Hale's 17-0 record and Porter's role in the Raiders' ascension to the top of the team rankings has created some separation.<\/p>\n Both continue to appear on every ballot of the 10-man Mr. Basketball USA Tracker Panel<\/em> and Porter was the first-place vote-getter on each ballot. In the preseason, Porter and Ayton received five first-place votes each. Porter becomes the second player in the 10-year history of the Mr. Basketball USA Tracker to earn a perfect score of 100 points. The first player to turn the trick was point forward Ben Simmons<\/a> of Montverde Academy during the 2014-15 season. Simmons was so dominant in helping Montverde Academy win the third of three consecutive mythical FAB 50 national titles<\/a>, he collected every single first-place vote on each ballot throughout the entire season. Simmons was the No. 1 pick of the 2016 NBA Draft after one season at LSU.<\/p>\n Porter has No. 1 pick type potential, but is currently focused on leading Hale to an undefeated season. He's had some monster games on big stages, including a 27-point, 15-rebound, 4-steal performance against No. 2 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.). He also had 34 points and 11 rebounds in a Metro League win over No. 24 Garfield (Seattle). Currently averaging over 35 points and 15 rebounds per games, panel member Frank Burlison<\/strong> of BurlisonOnBasketball.com<\/em> feels Porter is the best player in high school basketball by a fairly healthy margin.<\/p>\n Joining Porter and Ayton (who collected six second-place votes) on all ten ballots is point guard Trevon Duval<\/a> of FAB 50 No. 6 IMG Academy (Brandenton, Fla.). The explosive point guard is averaging 16.1 ppg, 7.7 apg, and 2.9 spg for a talented team that has recorded 11 wins over teams that are currently or previously FAB 50 ranked so far this season.<\/p>\n
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